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Program Officer, Capacity Building, Nutrition Sensitive Initiatives

India

  • Organization: CHAI - Clinton Health Access Initiative
  • Location: India
  • Grade: Junior level - Entry Level - Open for both International and National Professionals
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Education, Learning and Training
    • Nutrition
    • Project and Programme Management
    • Food technology (Food tech)
  • Closing Date: Closed

Program Officer, Capacity Building, Nutrition Sensitive Initiatives

Country
India
City
Bhopal
Type
Full Time
Program (Division)
Country Programs - India
Overview

The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to saving lives and reducing the burden of disease in low-and middle-income countries, while strengthening the capabilities of governments and the private sector in those countries to create and sustain high-quality health systems that can succeed without our assistance. For more information, please visit: http://www.clintonhealthaccess.org

 

CHAI, in partnership with its India affiliate William J Clinton Foundation (WJCF), works in close partnership with and under the guidance of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) at the Central and States’ levels on an array of high priority initiatives aimed at improving health outcomes. Currently CHAI/WJCF works across projects to expand access to quality care and treatment for HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis-C, tuberculosis, cancer and immunization. Additionally , CHAI is also supporting the government of Madhya Pradesh (MP) on large-scale programs to arrest childhood and maternal mortality due to malnutrition, anaemia, diarrhoea and pneumonia, and helping increase access to quality Family Planning services. 

 

Dietary Diversity in Nutrition Program

 

Since 2016 CHAI, with the support of the IKEA Foundation, has been working to reduce the prevalence of malnutrition amongst young children and anemia amongst women of reproductive age group in Madhya Pradesh. To that end, CHAI, under the leaderships of State Departments, has been implementing a comprehensive set of interventions to address supply and demand side challenges in public funded services. To illustrate, the GoMP has introduced a wholly nutritious complementary food for ~3 million children and ~ 2 million pregnant women and has accelerated the introduction of an improved iron folic acid (IFA) formulation with an assured delivery mechanism to every village

 

Availability and access to locally available food and diversity of the food basket is critical to the success of the program. Unfortunately, due to the low income levels (average monthly income INR 6,210 or USD 88[1]) marginalised families find it difficult to consume a diverse diet; 41% of calorie intake of rural households in MP comes from non-cereals, with ~7%[2] coming from fruits, vegetables, meat, eggs and fish. While approximately 55%[3] of a household’s income in the state is dedicated to procuring food items, most communities consume a staple heavy diet as it is both easier and cheaper to access; this despite ~60% of the rural community in MP being agrarian with ~40-50% income from agricultural produce. Approximately 65%[4] of farmers in the State fall in the small or marginalised category but only make about ~INR 37,260/year from core agricultural activities. Small farmers are unable to generate adequate and predictable income because of several compounding factors including inefficient market structures, unreliable quality of their produce, varying yield from their landholdings and low crop intensity which makes them heavily reliant on a single variety of crop.

 

As part of its program to address malnutrition, CHAI, under the guidance of the GoMP will explore comprehensive interventions that could be undertaken to improve diversity of food basket among the small and marginal segment of farmers. To that end, CHAI is looking for a Capacity Building Expert to work with different stakeholders, including different government departments, NGOs, and start-ups to implement the project on nutrition sensitive practices. The candidate is expected to design and deliver capacity building modules and BCC tools on nutrition sensitive practices (specifically focusing on promotion of dietary diversity) for a pool of master trainers and other MPSRLM staff. The ideal candidate would have rich experience in developing and delivering capacity building modules for government stakeholders in rural context. CHAI places great value on relevant personal qualities: resourcefulness, responsibility, tenacity, independence, energy, and work ethic.

 

[1] NSSO: Average monthly income per agricultural household during July 2012- June 2013

[2] NSSO 68th round: Nutritional intake in India, 2011-2012

[3] NSSO 60th round: Household consumer expenditure in India

[4] Agriculture Census, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, GOI, 2015-2016

Responsibilities
  • Designing training content framework for building capacities of master trainers and government staff on scalable and sustainable nutrition sensitive interventions
  • Development/customization of quality training content/Package of Practices (PoPs) and BCC tools on promotion of dietary diversity and other nutrition sensitive practices
  • Conducting capacity building workshops for Master Trainers and Community Resource Persons
  • Supervising training delivery by master trainers and updating modules (as per requirement)
  • Developing case studies, SOPs, toolkits for the practices implemented on ground
  • Supporting Community Based Organizations/ entrepreneurs to develop micro-plans
  • Technical Assistance to government stakeholder staff to implement the practices across multiple blocks/villages
  • Support in conducting consultative workshops with experts to design and develop the implementation plans
  • Travel within the state and multiple national locations at short notice
  • Undertake any other duties as requested by the Program Manager 
Qualifications
  • Master’s degree in rural management or any other relevant field with minimum 5 years of relevant work experience in design and development of training modules and conducting capacity building workshops
  • Work experience with NGOs/corporates/government in agriculture/nutrition or any other relevant sector is desirable
  • Experience of working with State Rural Livelihood Missions will be an added advantage
  • Strong data analytics and communication (written and verbal) skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Word
  • Entrepreneurial mind-set, including ability to work independently, self-motivate, and propose and implement new initiatives
  • Willingness to travel frequently to meet the needs of the program and deliver impact effectively
  • Fluency in English & Hindi

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